COV-3062 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Berhampore HG 7 handstamp in black. Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Berhampore HG 7 mark on this cover?

The census grades Berhampore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-57.

COV-3062

Berhampore Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Berhampore HG 7 handstruck folded letter (COV-3062) — front

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Description

Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

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Other recorded marks at Berhampore

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About this Berhampore pre stamp cover

COV-3062 is a Berhampore pre stamp cover bearing the Berhampore HG 7 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Berhampore postal history — the office known today as Baharampur, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

1 image of COV-3062 is recorded (front); the Berhampore HG 7 mark itself is recorded in use 1840-57.

Questions about COV-3062

What is COV-3062?: COV-3062 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Berhampore, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Berhampore HG 7 handstamp in black. Postal cover from berhampore (bengal), bearing HG 7 handstamp in Black. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Berhampore HG 7 mark on this cover?: The census grades Berhampore HG 7 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840-57.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Berhampore HG 7 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.